From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   >> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-18,   
   >> and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   >> by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have   
   >> been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.   
   >> I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >>   
   >> For further information, including an explanation of the """   
   >> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20   
   >> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   >> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - Automotive Terms   
   >   
   > These are all taken from the textbook "Automotive Technology", 4th   
   > edition.  (Exciting, eh?)  We'll give you a definition, and you give   
   > us the term from the handout list:   
   >   
   >     Air gap       Field coil    Nodular iron     Square wave   
   >     Air lock      Flex plate    Oversquare       Squirm   
   >     Align boring  Freeze plug   Parasitic load   Stator   
   >     Alternator    Fuel rail     Pintle           Substrate   
   >     AND gate      Governor      Pulley           Supercharger   
   >     Ball joint    Hard spots    Pushrod          Tap   
   >     Bead          Harmonics     Rack and pinion  Tempering   
   >     Camshaft      Helical gear  Reaming          Throw   
   >     Chafing       Heptane       Recess           Torque   
   >     Chamfer       Idler         Rectifier        Unibody   
   >     Desiccant     Impeller      Ring lands       Union   
   >     Detent        Jig           Shim             Vapor lock   
   >     Diffusion     Jounce        Slip yoke        Vortex flow   
   >     Distributor   Lobe          Solenoid         Wheatstone bridge   
   >     Electrolyte   LP gas        Splay            Zener diode   
   >     Evaporator    Miscibility   Splines   
   >   
   >   
   > 1. Upward suspension movement.   
      
   Miscibility; Pintle   
      
   > 2. The edge of a tire's sidewall.   
      
   Reaming   
      
   > 3. A substance that absorbs moisture.   
      
   Desiccant   
      
   > 4. Damage caused by friction and rubbing.   
      
   Chafing   
      
   > 5. A device that limits the speed of a vehicle.   
      
   Governor   
      
   > 6. An electromagnetic switch with a movable core.   
      
   Zener diode   
      
   > 7. An electrical device used to convert AC to DC.   
      
   Alternator   
      
   > 8. To spread or move outwards from a central point.   
      
   Splay   
      
   > 9. A small pointed shaft used to open or close a passageway.   
      
   Nodular iron; Freeze plug   
      
   > 10. A belt-driven pump used to enhance combustion, also called   
   >     a blower.   
      
   Supercharger   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge   
   >   
   > * A. James Joyce Bookends   
   >   
   >     A1. James Joyce's first full-length novel was a   
   >         semi-autobiographical work that chronicled the formative   
   >         years of one Stephen Dedalus.  Name it.   
   >   
   >     A2. Joyce's final full-length novel is hard to describe in   
   >         a few sentences.  In fact, many commentators disagree on   
   >         a plot summary, although all admit some common plot points.   
   >         Written in idiosyncratic language using Joyce's familiar   
   >         stream-of-consciousness style, it follows the Chimpden,   
   >         or Earwicker, family around Dublin, among other events.   
   >         Name it.   
      
   Ulysses   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Straight-Line Circular Reasoning   
   >   
   >     B1. What is the term for a straight line that passes through   
   >         a circle, continuing on in both directions, but not   
   >         necessarily passing through the center?   
      
   Transect   
      
   >   
   >     B2. What is the term for a straight line (segment) whose   
   >         endpoints are both on the circumference of a circle, and   
   >         again not necessarily passing through the center?   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Island-Sharing   
   >   
   > These islands are each in either Europe or Asia.   
   >   
   >     C1. What island is shared by three countries, including Malaysia?   
      
   Borneo   
      
   >   
   >     C2. What island's area includes an undisputed country, a zone   
   >         of disputed status, and a neutral zone?   
      
   Cyprus   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Famous Planes   
   >   
   >     D1. The Enola Gay was the US B-29 that was used to drop the   
   >         atomic bomb on Hiroshima.  What was the name of the plane   
   >         that the next atomic bomb was dropped from, on Nagasaki?   
   >   
   >     D2. What name is usually used (it may have been applied   
   >         retrospectively) for Orville and Wilbur Wright's contraption,   
   >         the first heavier-than-air object to make a controlled   
   >         flight under power?   
   >   
   >   
   > * E. The Answer is Johnson   
   >   
   >     E1. Caryn Johnson """is""" the real name of this actress, comedienne,   
   >         and author.  She """is one of only 11 people""" to have   
   >         won each of an Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Oscar.  What is her   
   >         better-known stage name?   
      
   Whoopi Goldberg   
      
   >   
   >     E2. Dwayne Douglas Johnson is the real name of this athlete,   
   >         actor, humanitarian, and "co-author".  """His only award is"""   
   >         a Teen Choice Award for "Best Movie Sleazebag".  Give his   
   >         """better-known""" stage name.   
      
   The Rock   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Medals in the Americas   
   >   
   >     F1. Name either of the """two""" Central American nations that have   
   >         won an Olympic medal.   
      
   Costa Rica; El Salvador   
      
   >   
   >     F2. The only continental South American nation that """has not"""   
   >         won an Olympic medal is a landlocked country.  Name it.   
      
   Bolivia; Paraguay   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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